proído

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Galician

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Etymology 1

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Attested since the 15th century. From Latin prūrītus (itch). Cognate with Portuguese pruído, prurido.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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proído m (plural proídos)

  1. itch (a sensation that causes someone to want to scratch)
    Synonyms: proício, comechón
    • 1409, J. L. Pensado Tomé, editor, Rufus, Jordanus: Tratado de Albeitaria, Santiago de Compostela: Centro Ramón Piñeiro, page 121:
      Auen aas uezes que eno collo et eno rrabo do Cauallo fazese sarna et proido que lle arriga da Reiz os cabellos et tanto o faz esfregar que se esfolla en todo.
      Sometimes in the neck and the tail of the horse there is scabies and itch that tear up the hairs by the roots, and made him rub so much that he even flays himself
  2. (figurative) itch (a strong desire)
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Etymology 2

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Participle

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proído (feminine proída, masculine plural proídos, feminine plural proídas)

  1. past participle of proer